In this group we have three Super Bowl rings, seven Pro Bowl appearances and approximately $374 million in NFL contract value.

During Sunday’s afternoon action, this group completed a collective 55% of their passes, threw for an average 195 yards per game (1170 altogether) and compiled a combined seven touchdowns, 10 interceptions and two lost fumbles. And two players in this group even managed to win their respective games.

It’s a far cry from Week 1 of the season, when the league’s quarterbacks set records for the most touchdown passes and passing yards ever thrown in any week in NFL history. That pace has barely slowed, with 13 400-yard passing performances happening in the following eight weeks.

Then Week 10 came along. While the Raiders’ Terrelle Pryor found his way onto our “Bad” list thanks to his stinker in MetLife Stadium, any of the six players mentioned above could have reasonably been given that designation. And all of those guys are supposed to be among the league’s better signal-callers.

Strike this Sunday’s afternoon games as a win for many of the league’s pass defenses. The gaudy numbers will certainly be back very soon.

On to our list of good and bad from Sunday’s first eleven games.

The Good: Tavon AustinThe rookie playmaker finally paid dividends on the investment the Rams made with the eighth overall pick in April, returning a punt 98 yards for a touchdown and breaking free for two long touchdown grabs (57 and 81 yards, respectively). The three scores helped contribute to St. Louis’ surprising 38-8 rout over Indianapolis but may have also given the West Virginia product some confidence to build on heading into the season’s final seven games.

(Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY)

The Bad: Arian FosterHouston’s Pro Bowl running back will not complete his fourth consecutive season with more than 1200 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Foster will undergo season-ending back surgery to fix a ruptured disk he initially suffered in training camp. The team will attempt to replace Foster’s production – he’d been fighting injuries all season – with Ben Tate, but it’s just another setback in a season of many for the reigning AFC South champs, who dropped to 2-7 with a loss to Arizona.

(Benny Sieu/USA TODAY Sports)

The Good: Nick FolesThe Eagles quarterback made his case for the team’s full-time starting job with a seven touchdown performance against the Raiders last week. He didn’t hurt the argument in Sunday’s 27-13 win over the Packers, as Foles was an efficient 12 of 18 for 228 yards and three touchdowns. He’s now thrown for 16 touchdowns and zero interceptions on the season. More importantly, four of the Eagles’ five wins have occurred in games where the second-year player has attempted more than 15 passes. He may not be the prototypical quarterback to run Chip Kelly’s offense, but he’s definitely been effective in doing it lately.

(Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)

The Bad: Terrelle PryorOakland’s signal-caller seems to be having an opposite string of fortune than Foles, throwing eight interceptions since his last touchdown pass, which occurred in the first quarter of the Raiders’ Week 6 loss to Kansas City. Pryor was even worse than Eli Manning in Oakland’s 24-20 loss to the Giants Sunday, completing just 42.3 percent of his passes for 122 yards and an interception. Pryor also committed a key fumble on a sack on the Raiders’ final drive late in the fourth quarter. Save an early QB sneak for a touchdown, Pryor’s vaunted running skills remained dormant as well.

(Jim Brown/USA TODAY Sports)

The Good:Will BlackmonWith 2:32 left in the game between Jacksonville and Tennessee, Jaguars cornerback Will Blackmon made a strip sack on Titans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, then recovered the fumble for a 21-yard touchdown. The turnover gave the Jaguars a 29-20 lead and served as crucial insurance in securing Jacksonville’s first win of the season when the Titans brought the deficit to 29-27 with 40 seconds left in the game.

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The Bad: James IhedigboOften a Hail Mary is assigned as part of a penance for one’s sins. The Baltimore Ravens safety might spend some time in practice this week atoning for how he defended a different type of Hail Mary. Instead of batting Andy Dalton’s last-second heave towards the ground, Ihedigbo mimicked a volleyball set, popping the ball into the air where only Bengals receiver A.J. Green could grab it for a game-tying touchdown. Ihedigbo’s mistake sent the game into overtime, where Baltimore was able to nullify the error’s impact on a game-winning 47-yard field goal by Justin Tucker. To Ihedigbo’s credit, he had played incredibly well until the last-second slip up, making nine tackles and two interceptions during the game.

(Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports)

The Good: Nick FairleyAfter a roughing the passer penalty on teammate Willie Young gave the Bears a second chance at a game-tying two-point conversion with 40 seconds left in the game, Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley anticipated a handoff and stuffed Chicago running back Matt Forte in the backfield to clinch a 21-19 win.

The Good: Luke KuechlyThe Carolina linebacker starred as his team shut down the 49ers 10-9, leading the team with 11 tackles, a sack and a pass deflection. With five wins in a row, the Panthers defense has established itself as one of the best in the NFL, with the second-year player from Boston College emerging as its star.

(Mark Konezny/USA TODAY Sports)

The Bad: C.J. SpillerBecause we’re sick of harping on Ray Rice’s inability to gain more than two yards per carry, we look to the Buffalo tailback, who gained only 23 yards on eight carries in the Bills’ 23-10 loss to the Steelers. Pittsburgh had the second-worst run defense in the league coming into the game, but the Bills’ combined 95-yard day (50 yards below their season average) ought to change that ranking.

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